MOSCOW— -- Russian President Vladimir Putin is in Iran for the first time in eight years, meeting with that country’s leaders to discuss the conflict in Syria and making a show of closeness ...

Vladimir Putin has been quiet about Syria since the end of Bashir Assad's rule. Rebels deposed Russia's longtime ally earlier this month, jeopardizing its military presence there.

Russian President Vladimir Putin is maneuvering for a comeback as a major player in global security with his brash military buildup in Syria and an ardent appeal for coordinated action with ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin could help spark a new migrant crisis from Syria if he intervenes once again in the Middle Eastern country, it has been warned. Syrian President Bashar al-Assad ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin's intervention in Syria to prop up the regime of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is following a playbook he first used during the Second Chechen War at the turn ...

It has been a dramatic week in Syria as the country's long-stagnant civil war, which began in the early 2010s, has reignited. ... Russian President Vladimir Putin has, ...

For Vladimir Putin, Syria is not just about supporting President Bashar al-Assad. It’s about Russia’s place in the world. Ever since Russia began airstrikes in Syria a month ago, ...